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Grant, Gerald

Date of birth:
April 20th, 1921 (New York, USA)
Date of death:
January 17th, 1945 (Herrlisheim, France)
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

Gerald Grant was killed after his tank was blown up on 17 January 1945. Body discovered on the local cemetery of Herlisheim in 1962. Reburied on Maplewood Cemetery in Greene Country, New York.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Tech 5
Unit:
43rd Tank Battalion, 12th Armored Division, U.S. Army
Died of his wounds

No. 32576678
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Tech 5
American Campaign Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Tech 5
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal

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